Magnetic resonance imaging in syringomyelia

The authors present 13 cases of idiopathic syringomyelia, not associated to trauma, tumors, arachnoiditis or vascular disease. They show the site and extension of the lesions as well as the association with Chiari I (7 cases), enlargement of the spinal canal (2 cases), Klippel-Feil (1 case), basilar impression (1 case) and platibasia (1 case). They concluded that MRI is the diagnostic modality of choice in the diagnosis and evaluation of treatment of syringomyelia. (author)